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09-01-2013, 08:35 AM | #1 |
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| What to do? Ever since I had zoey I could always hear this weird type of breathing(exhaling?) it would be when shes climbing or struggling to get to something i asked one of the vets i went to they said it was nothing like a puppy thing...now shes about 5 months old and she still does it so i took her to the vet this past thurs the dr said he does here it slightly and it may be either extra tissue? or a chronic respiratory infection? or something else ... shes never had anything before so i dont understand how it could be chronic he said theres no way of really knowing unless i do an xray? So he gave me two options and he said i can either giver her antibiotics or do an xray? i didnt decide yet i said i would do more research but have no clue which to do? Also i asked him about her soft spot that she has and said an xray isnt going to help only an MRI would and theres only two places that he knows of that does MRIs around here and one of them is about 30 mins from me....so i have to form a plan of what i should do...first i want to check out her breathing issue and i also want to check out her soft spot to see if there would be any signs of hydrocephalus... i just dont know if i should try the antibiotics first or the xray (i mean shes never been sick before) |
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09-01-2013, 09:13 AM | #2 |
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| You can typically tell if an infection is present from a blood test/white blood cell count. If her white blood cell count is in the normal range, then it's unlikely she would have a respiratory infection. Have you tried that yet? If it is normal, then personally, I would get an xray done. That way, your vet will be able to see if there's something unusual going on in her chest area & you'll be able to get timely treatment. Is the soft spot getting any bigger or smaller yet?
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09-01-2013, 09:49 AM | #3 |
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| Yea I will get an xray to see wats going on...The soft spot is still about the same size but the part where its soft when I touch it it's not as soft as when I first got her but the size is still the same? I dont even know what the process is to know if it will close? Does it shrink? Or does the soft spot get hard? Lol |
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09-03-2013, 02:48 PM | #6 |
Donating YT 4000 Club Member | Have you taken her back to the vet who was concerned about her soft spot? It's hard to tell from your description whether or not there is some calcification going on or tension in the fontanel and your vet is really the BEST person to tell the difference. As for the cough, a round of antibiotics is a quick and cheap(er) way to rule things out, but there are problems with that. If the cough is caused by a virus, antibiotics are useless. Then you have the question of whether or not (if it is caused by bacteria) the antibiotic is even the correct type to treat it. If it were me, I would ask for the X-ray and then, if that is concerning, a blood count to rule out an infection. In the meantime, if you can video her when she's doing the breathing thing take that to the vets so they can get a better idea. It almost never fails that puppies, like kids, always seem to have diminished symptoms once they arrive in the doctor's office
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09-03-2013, 04:06 PM | #7 |
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| Being a person who gets many infections, due to my spinal cord injury, I would never take antibiotics, unless there is some type of culture done, to determine exactly what kind, if any bacteria there is. Giving antibiotics without knowing what they are treating can give your pup resistance, and harm him in the future due to antibiotic resistance. I would first opt for the X-ray to see if there is any buildup in the lungs and if so, ask them to do a culture to see what bacteria is there and what antibiotic is best. Hope this is helpful xoxo |
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